Ordering Recommendation

Preferred test to follow up a presumptive result or monitor compliance. To optimize dosing, the preferred test is Tricyclic Antidepressants, Quantitative, Serum or Plasma (2007549).

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Random urine.

Specimen Preparation

Transfer 2 mL urine to ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.7 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Unacceptable Conditions
Remarks
Stability

Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 11 days; Frozen: 2 weeks

Methodology

Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Performed

Tue, Thu, Sat

Reported

1-7 days

Reference Interval

Interpretive Data

Urine concentrations of tricyclic antidepressants do not correlate with signs or symptoms of therapy or toxicity.

Therapeutic ranges are not established.

100 ng/mL limit of quantification: Amitriptyline, nortriptyline, imipramine, desipramine, doxepin, nordoxepin, protriptyline

200 ng/mL limit of quantification: Clomipramine, norclomipramine

Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

This test is used to quantitate the following tricyclic antidepressants: amitriptyline, clomipramine, desipramine, doxepin, imipramine, norclomipramine, nordoxepin, nortriptyline, and protriptyline.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

80337 (Alt code: G0480)

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
2007516 Amitriptyline, Quant, Urn 16114-1
2007517 Nortriptyline, Quant, Urn 3875-2
2007518 Amitriptyline/Nortriptyline Total, Urn 10978-5
2007519 Imipramine Quant, Urn 3692-1
2007520 Desipramine Quant, Urn 3534-5
2007521 Imipramine/Desipramine Total, Urn
2007522 Doxepin Quant, Urn 3581-6
2007523 Nordoxepin Quant, Urn 12386-9
2007524 Doxepin/Nordoxepin Total, Urn 19247-6
2007525 Protriptyline Quant, Urn 26978-7
2007526 Clomipramine Quant, Urn 3492-6
2007527 Norclomipramine Quant, Urn 18470-5
2007528 Clomipramine/Norclomipramine Total, Urn 91606-4
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Aliases

  • Quantitative Antidepressant Drug Screen
  • TCA Screen
  • Tricyclic Screen
Tricyclic Antidepressants, Quantitative, Urine